Temple and Family History Resources
Help members to unite their families for eternity.
Resources for Leaders
Understand your role and access helpful tools.
Key Principles
General Handbook
Guidelines to help ward leaders as they carry out temple and family history efforts.
Start with the Savior
Always focus on the Savior while inviting members to participate.
Use Ordinances Ready
A simple tool that searches the Family Tree for relatives that have not yet received their temple blessings.
Organizing Temple and Family History Work
Overview
Demonstrates how leaders can work together to engage members.
Coordination Meeting
Demonstrates an effective ward temple and family history coordination meeting.
Ward Council Meeting
Shows how the ward council can support temple and family history efforts.
Counseling Together
Relief Society and Elders Quorum presidencies can counsel together to unite families for eternity.
Family History Activity Report
(This report is only available to members with certain callings.) Explore temple and family history engagement in your ward or stake.
Family Name Assist
Family Name Assist
A simple tool to prepare family name cards for proxy baptisms in the temple.
Instructions for Leaders
A simple way for leaders to help members prepare family name cards.
Accessing Family Name Assist
There are various ways to access Family Name Assist, depending on your calling.
Activities and Events
Branded Materials
Branded FamilySearch materials you can purchase to enhance local events and displays.
Family Discovery Day
Host a Family Discovery Day to help guests discover, gather, and connect their families.
Design Your Family Tree
Choose from templates to create a beautiful family tree, adding what you know along the way.
FamilySearch and America250
Mark the 250th anniversary of the United States by discovering more about your American ancestors.
RootsTech Watch Party
A RootsTech watch party is a great way to engage members and friends of the Church
RootsTech Sessions for Leaders
View a selection of RootsTech content specifically intended for Church leaders.
Training and More
Annual Leadership Training
Principles and teachings from Church leaders to guide you in your stewardship.
FamilySearch Help and Learning
Training resources to help consultants, center coordinators, and more.
Video Tutorial
A video showing how to use Ordinances Ready.
Guide for Children Turning 12
Learning about the temple can help children turning 12 have a good experience at the temple baptistry.
Inspirational Videos
The videos can be used for trainings, lessons, and more.
Blessings and Belonging
Promised Blessings, Part 1
Modern apostles have promised many powerful blessings to those who participate in family history and temple service.
Promised Blessings, Part 2
Temple and family history work can provide you with purpose and strength.
Connect. Belong.
When we discover who we are in relation to each other, we think differently, act differently, and treat other people differently.
This Is Family History
You are living your family history every day. The moments that are happening in your life make up your story, which is the family history of future generations.
One Work of Salvation and Exaltation
Missionary and Family History Work
Missionaries in Texas find success by combining missionary work with temple and family history work.
Finding with Family History
Focusing on family history as part of the work of salvation changed the Houston Texas mission.
Strengthening New Members
Follow the journey of a family who joins the Church, then experiences joy as they discover ancestral names and perform their temple ordinances.
Retaining Converts
Watch missionaries teach Zayna Chubbs, help her find family names, add them to FamilySearch.org, print out ordinance cards, and perform proxy ordinances in the temple.
Family History for Reactivation
When Brother Aguilar returned from his mission, he vowed to stay strong. Family history helped him find the way.
Ministering to New Members
How attending the temple strengthens new members.
For Children and Youth
2025 Global Youth Activity
A virtual broadcast especially for 11 and 12 year olds who are new to temple attendance.
2022 Friend to Friend: Temples are the House of the Lord
A virtual broadcast for children featuring messages about temple covenants from Elder Stevenson and members of the Primary General Presidency.